DAD’S STORY: “Kathleen is my nan’s name and Olive was a name that came up when we were chatting one day and we both loved it. It was about five or six months into the pregnancy and it stuck right through until the birth. We didn’t know the sex; it was a surprise, but we had a name planned for a boy too.

“I want another child, hopefully this year. I just want the one more though; I’ll draw the line at three.

“We spent months researching home births and in the end decided to have Olive at home in a pool in our living room. I even personally delivered her myself.

“The whole thing was amazing. Clare was amazing; she had no painkillers and everything went perfectly.

“Olive was born at 8pm and the midwives were gone by 9.30pm. I went to the chip shop, got us some food, deflated the pool and went to bed – just three hours after the birth.

“Olive is brilliant. She’s eating well and hasn’t lost any weight, and she’s sleeping through from 7pm to 7am now. I’m loving having her around.”

MUM’S STORY: “Chris suggested the name Olive, and Mia and I loved it straight away.

“I can’t say what we had in mind for a boy because we’re keeping it for the next baby. Mia loves her little sister to bits. She baths her and changes her nappy and Olive loves her back. She can’t stop watching her, she’s fixated.

“I definitely want another one, as soon as possible really. We’d need to change the car and the house if we had more than one more so I think we’ll stick to three in total.

“The birth was amazing, a piece of cake. I prepared myself well with yoga and aqua aerobics and I didn’t use anything during the birth, just the pool. I would definitely have my next birth at home and would recommend it to anyone.

“I watched television during the labour and danced around on the birthing pool.

“The pregnancy was amazing and went very smoothly. I had no sickness and I even travelled to the South of France over the summer when I was highly pregnant – it was just a pleasure. The only thing I craved were Double Deckers.

“Olive is brilliant; she’s rolling over and is the most beautiful baby ever. She loves listening to books and everyone says she’s really alert. Being a mum is the best thing ever.”